Combination valve fixture



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J. T. JOHNSON COMBINATION VALVE FIXTURE Filed Nov. 25 1921 2 Shee'tSSheet 2 Patt J. l, 192%.

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Application filed November 25, 1921. Serial Ito. 517,558.

To all wizomit may concern:

Be it known that I, JAooB T. JoHNsoN, a citizen of United States,residing at Atlanta, in the county of Fulton and State of Georgizghaveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Combination ValveFixtures, of which the following is a specification, reference being hadtherein to the accompanying drawing.

The present invention relates to a coin-' bination valve fixture for usein bathrooms, barber shops, and elsewhere, and aims to provide a noveland improved fixture of that kind including a valve for controlling thehot and cold water or a mixture thereof, and another valve for directingthe water to difierent points of discharge, at the selection or optionof the user, such as an overhead shower or spray in one position of thesecond valve, or a delivery spout or nozzle into a tub, wash basin, orthe like, when the second valve is in another position.

Another object of the invention is the provision of such a devicerequirin but two valves for controlling the flow 0 hot and cold water,and a mixture thereof, and for directing the water to the difierentpoints of discharge, and the fixture being a unitary device which may bereadily embedded in the wall of the room or otherwise securely attachedthereto, and requiring a minimum number of pi e connections.

A further object is't e provision ofsuch a combination valve fixturewhich will cheapen the costof manufacture and installation of thefixtures, and which will also lessen the time and labor in theinstallation of the fixtures, as well as rendering the control of watermore simple and convenient.

With the foregoing and other objects in view, which will be understoodas the description proceeds, the invention resides in the constructionand arrangement of parts, as hereinafter described and claimed, it beingunderstood that changes can be made within the scope of what is claimed,without departing from the spirit of the invention.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein-Figure 1 is-a side elevation of the fixture as embodied in a bathroom,for the overhead shower or spray and tub.

Fig. 2 is an enlarged face view of the fixture as it appears on thewall, showing the dischar thereof.

Fig. 3 is a vertical section on the line 33 of Fig. 2 portions beingshown in elevat1on.

Fig. 4 is a section on the line 44 of Fig. 3, portions being shown inelevation.

The fixture includes a body or casting 10 which is preferably used in avertical position, and which has the face 11 tobe disposed flush withthe wall 12 of the room or other support when the body is embedded inthe wall or support, although the body can be supported in any suitablemanner.

The body 10 is provided adjacent to its upper end with a hot and coldwater valve similar to the combination faucet disclosed in my Patent No.1,336,236, granted April 6, 1920. Thus, the body 10 has a horizontalchamber 13 therein adjacent to the upper end of the body, and opening atthe front or face of said body, and said chamber is internallyscrew-threaded, as at 14, adjacent to its mouth or forward end, and alsohas the larger-diametered counter bore forward end of the chamber beyondthe screw-threads 14. A plug or cap 16 is threaded into the socket l5,and the exposed face of the plug or ca is preferably made ornate forpurpose 0 appearance, and to provide an. escutcheon of desired design.

spout or nozzle used-at the front screw-threaded or socket 15 at themouth or he valve member has the externally screwthreaded portion 17threaded within the screw-threads 1d, and the valve stem 18 projectsfrom the portion 17 forwardly or outwardl through the plug 16, and has asuitandle 19 secured to the outer end able thereof for turning the valvemember. The plug 16, as shown,-has an inner stuiiing box 20 in whichpacking is disposed for preventing leakage, and a disk or'washer 21 isseated in the socket 15 to retain the packing in place. The inner orrear end of the chamber 13 isgradually reduced in diameter or concaved,as at 22, and forms a valve seat 23 surrounding a central port 24 at theinner or rear end of said chamber. The valve member has a finger orprojection 25 ex tending from the portion 17 opposite to the stem 18toward the valve seat 23 and port 24, and a valve tip 26 is secured tothe end of the finger to bear against seat over the port, when the valvemember is screwed unions or connections rearwardly, to thereby preventthe flow of. water from the chamber '13.

The body 10 is provided at opposite sides with the hot and cold waterinlet ports 27 and 28, respectively, leading to the opposite sides ofthe chamber 13 directly in rear of the screwthreads 14, and the sides ofthe body 10 have ports 27 and 28 extend, for the connection of the hotand cold water supply pipes 30 and 31, respectively. Said pipes areconnected to the bosses by means of suitable 32. The valve member has anarcuate portion or apron 33 extending from the portion 17 and extendingpreferably about one-half way around the finger 25, said finger andintermediate portion of the portion 33 being united, as seen in Fig. 4,and the portion 33 terminating short of the end of the finger. The outersurface of the portion 33 is smooth and cylindrical, and the innersurface of the chamber 13 between the screw-threads 14 and portion 22 isalso smooth and cylindrical for the snug fit of the portion 33. Theports 27 and 28 open through the smooth cylindrical wall 34 of thechamber 13, whereby when the portion 33 is disposed across one port, theflow of water therethrough is shut ofi', and the valve member,

when unscrewed, can be turned to shut off either the flow of hot or coldwater, or can be turned to an intermediate position, as seen in Fig. 4,for the flow of both hot and cold water, when a mixture thereof iswanted. lit is thus possible to draw either hot or cold water or amixture thereof at any intermediate temperature desired, by the simplerotation of the handle 19, similar to the arrangement disclosed in; thepatent hereinbefore mentioned.

The water from the port 24 flows through a passage or bore 35 extendinvertically within the rear portion of the body 10 at right angles withthe chamber 13, the upper end portion of the passage 35 communicatingwith the. port 24. The lower end of the passage 35 terminates in a edsocket 36, and the lower end portion of the body has a horizontalpassage or bore 37 communicating at its rear end with the assage mgforwardly. The forward end of the passage 37 terminates in ascrew-threaded socket 38 in the front of the body adjacent to the lowerend thereof. The lower end portion of the passage 35 is thus branched,one branch extendin downwardly to the lower end of the b0 y and havingmeans for making a connection and the other branch or passage 37extending forwardly to the front of the body and terminating in aconnecting portion. As shown in Figs. 2 and 3, a downturned deliveryspout or nozzle 39 has the threaded stud 40 screwed bosses 29 throughwhich the screw-thread- 35 above the socket 36, and extend into theforward end of Y 49 to force said valve snugly aeraece into the socket38 for delivering the water from the passages 35 and. 37 into a bowl,basin, or other receptacle above which the fixture is located. In thiscase, a plug 41 is screwed into the socket 36, to close the lower end ofthe passage 35. In the alternate arrangement shown in Fig. 1, the plug41 is screwed into the socket 38 to close the forward end of the passage37, and a pipe 42 is connected into the socket 36 to communicate withthe passage 35 and leads to a delivery spout or nozzle 43 within thetub. The passage 35 thus terminates in portions for the connectioneither at the front of the body or at the lower end or other pointbehind the front wherever the socket 36 is located. It is thus possibleto either have the spout or nozzle 39 secured to the front of the bodyfor the discharge of the water, or a pipe connection can extend from.the socket 36 to the tub or other point of discharge. The plug 41 alsoprovides an ornamental escutcheon when used at the front of the body, asseen in Fig. 1 to harmonize with the plug or cap 16.

The body 10 has a horizontal bore 44 between and parallel with thechamber 13 and passage 37, opening at the front of the body andextending at its rear end into a lug 45 with which the body is providedat the rear thereof. The bore 44 is tapered and decreases in diameterfrom its forward to its rear end, and intersects the passage 35. Therearwardly-extending lug 45 has an upper screw-threaded hole or socket46 communicating with the rear end portion of the bore 44, for theconnection of a pipe 47. The pipe 47 is thus connected laterally to thelug 45 and may extend to any suitable point of discharge, shower orspray 48.

It will be noted, at this point, that the only pipe connections are theconnections or unions 32 for the pipes 30 and 31, the .connection of thepipe 47 with the lug 45, and. if used, the connection of the pipe 42with the lower end of the body, making a simple and economicalarrangement. Furthermore, the pipe connections are all made with thesame fixture, and can be concealed behind the surface of the wall.

A spigot valve 49 is rotatable within the bore 44 and is similarlytapered to fit snugly in the bore across the passage35. The forwardlarger end of the valve 49 has a stem 50 projecting therefrom, with asuitable handle 51 secured on the outer end of the stem. A plug or cap52 is screw-threaded the bore 44 and bears against the forward end ofthe valve 'into the bore. The valve stem 50. extends through the plug52, and said plug also provides an escutcheon on the front of the body.The valve 49 has passages for directing the water either such as anoverhead through the passage 35 beyond the valve, or to the pipe 47.Thus, the valve 49 has a diametrical port or passage 53 to register withthe upper and lower portions of the passage 35, when the valve 49 isturned to one position, for the flow of water down through said passage.The valve 49 is provided wit-l1 a longitudinal channel 54 thereinextending from its rear end to a point adjacent to the port 53 tocommunicate with the upper portion of the passage 35 when the valve 49is turned to another position, with the port 53 at right anglesv to thepassage 35 and out of communication therewith.

In using the fixture, there are only two valves to operate, the lowervalve 49 being positioned for directing the water either to the overheadshower or spray or to the lower spout or nozzle, and the upper valvemember being turned for the discharge of either hot or cold water or amixture thereof according to the wishes of the user. When the valve 49is turned to one position, the port 53 will register with the passage35, and the channel 54, in this case, will be out of registration withsaid passage 35, so that the water will either flow out through thespout or nozzle 39, as seen in Fig. 3, or through the pipe 42 and spoutor nozzle 43, as seen in Fig. 1. When the valve 49 is turned at rightangles to such position, the port 53 is moved out of registration withthe passage 35 and the channel 54 will now register with the upperportion of said passage 35, so that the water will flow from the upperportion of the passage 35 through the channel 54 into the. pipe 47. Thetwo valves are both combined in the unitary fixture, to simplify theinstallation, and to eliminate the {unsightly provision of a number ofseparate valves on the wall or elsewhere. With the resent device, theface 11 of the body is the only exposed part, with the valve handles andescutcheons thereon, including the spout or nozzle 39 if used. The bod10 can also have openings 55 between the re 44 and the chamber 13 andpassage 37, for lightening the casting. Furthermore, repairs orinspection can be readily made, when the flow of water through the pipes30 and 31 is shut off, by unscrewing the plugs 16 and 52 from the body,in order that the valves can be withdrawn therefrom.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is 1. Acombination valve fixture comprising a body to be embedded in a wallhavin a face to be disposed substantially flush with the wall, hot andcold water inlet ports in rear of said face, and a passage for the flowof water from said ports, a valve member mounted in the body foreontrollin the flow of water from-said ports to sai passage, a secondvalve member mounted in the 1 ody for controlling the flow of waterthrough said assage, the body having portions for ma ng connectionsbeyond the second valve, the second valve having passages for deliveringthe water to either of sa1d portions by moving the second valve todifferent positions, and handles for the valve members at the face ofthe body.

2. A combination valve fixture comprising a body to be embedded in awall havin a face to be disposed substantially flush with the wall, achamber extending to said face, a bore extending to said' face, hot andcold water inlet ports extending to said chamber in rear of said face,and a passage leading from said chamber to said bore, a valve member insaid chamber for controlling the flow from said ports to said passage, asecond valve member in said bore, the body having portions beyond saidbore and second valve member for making different connections, thesecond valve member having passages for directing the water alternatelyto sa1d portions in the different positions of the second valve member,and handles for the valve members at the face of the body.

3. A combination valve fixture comprising a body to be embedded in awall having a face to be disposed substantially flush with the wall, hotand cold water inlet ports in rear of said face, a passage for the flowof Water from said ports, a bore extending from said face andintersecting said passage, a portion communicating with the bore for thedelivery of water, and a portion beyond the bore for the, delivery ofwater from said passa e, a valve member mounted in the body orcontrolling the fiow of water from said ports to said passage, a secondvalve member movable in said bore having a port to register with saidpassage for the flow of water to the second-named portion in oneposition of the second "alve member, and having a longitudinal channelto register with said passage for the flow of water to the first namedportion in another position of the second valve member, and handles forthe valve members at the face of the body.

4. A combination valve fixture comprising a body to be embedded in awall having a face to be disposed substantially flush withthe wall, achamber extending from said face, hot and cold water inlet portsextending to said chamber in rear of said face, a

passage leading from said chamber, a bore exten ing from said face andintersecting said passage, a portion for the delivery of Watercommunicating with said bore, a portion for the delivery of water fromsaid passage beyond said bore, a valve member in said chamber forcontrolling the flow of water from said ports to said passage, arotatable valve member in said bore having a port to register with saidpassage in one position of t e second valve member for the Q advanceflow of water to the second named portion, passage leading from saidchamber, a bore and having a longitudinal channel to register extendingfrom said face and intersecting with said passage in another position ofthe said passage, andaportion for theconnection second valve member fordirecting water to of a pipe communicating with said bore, said thefirst named portion. passage being extended, beyond said bore, to

5. A valve fixture comprising a body to the face of the body forthedelivery of water be embedded in a Wall having a face to be a valvemember in said chamber for condisposed substantially flush with theWall, a trollin the flow of water from said ports passage leading tosaid face, a portion at the to sai passage, a valve member in said endof said passage for the connection of a bore having passages toalternately regspout or nozzle to the face of the body, and ister withthe first named passage in the a portion in rear of said face for thecondififerent positions of the second valve neotion of a pipe tocommunicate vvith said member for the flow of Water either to passage, avalve member mounted in the the extended portion of the first namedpasbody for controlling the How of Water sage or said portion, andhandles for thethrough said passage, and a handle for the valve membersat the face of said body, the valve member at the face of the body. bodyhaving a portion in rear of said face 6. A combinationvalve fixturecomprising for the connection of a pipe to communicate a body to beembedded in a wall having a with said extended portion of the first faceto be disposed substantially flush with named passage.

the Wall, a chamber extending from said In testimony whereof li hereuntoafix my face, hot and cold water inlet ports extendsignature.

ing to said chamber in rear of said face, a JACGB 'll. JOHNSUN.

